| 100% | GYROS | 5 | Next stop: Greece! Fuel yourself for your Greek visit by indulging in this meat dish cooked on a rotisserie (1/3) |
| 27% | GYRO | 4 | Greek dish of rotisserie-cooked meat in a pita |
| 26% | SUN | 3 | Let's pick the songs for your travel playlist! (1/3) "Island in the ___" by Weezer, a song about being on holiday at the beach |
| 24% | WREATH | 6 | (1/10) "We'll decorate for Christmas over the next few days in DTC! Start by placing a ___ on the door!" (Yule garland) |
| 23% | TIGER | 5 | Next stop: India! Visit a zoo to look at this majestic striped feline that is the national animal of India (1/3) |
| 22% | SACKOFLAMB | 10 | Meat dish for people in a hurry? |
| 22% | SLIP | 4 | Indulge in a former vice … for this once |
| 22% | ITSUPTOYOU | 10 | "I'll defer on this one" ... or a hint for what's found in 3-, 9-, 21- and 24-Down? |
| 22% | POTS | 4 | Used on a stove for cooking in |
| 22% | BRIEFHISTORYOF | 14 | "A ___Time," 1988 book on cosmology by Stephen Hawking which is written in a non-technical way for the masses: 3 wds. |
| 22% | LEIS | 4 | May 1 was a day chosen by Don Blanding, then of the Honolulu Star Bulletin, in 1927 for a celebration of these |
| 21% | COWBOY | 6 | Next stop: The United States! In the West, you may run into this animal herder at a rodeo (1/4) |
| 21% | POPBY | 5 | Stop in for a brief visit (2 wds.) |
| 21% | KEBAP | 5 | You can enjoy this meat dish that is sometimes served on a skewer (2/4) |
| 21% | ROAST | 5 | Cook on a rotisserie |
| 21% | CRICKET | 7 | On a spring night, you may hear this chirping insect in your garden |
| 21% | STEW | 4 | Meat-and-vegetables dish often cooked in a stockpot |
| 21% | KEBAB | 5 | Dish cooked on a skewer |
| 20% | RISOTTO | 7 | Italian dish made by cooking a grain in stock |
| 20% | SKEWERING | 9 | Putting meat on a stick for cooking |
| 20% | STEW | 4 | Dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a pot |
| 20% | YOUAREHERE | 10 | Words on a mall map ... or a punny hint for eight squares in this puzzle |
| 20% | GEAR | 4 | 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in a car, shifted by a stick |
| 20% | PASSINGLANE | 11 | It's left on a highway ... or a path used by five answers in this puzzle? |
| 20% | WAITING | 7 | "___ on a War," song by Foo Fighters that won the Grammy Award for Best Rock song in 2022 |
| 19% | ROAST | 5 | Cook on a spit, for example |
| 19% | LAO | 3 | Larb, a meat salad, is the "unofficial" national dish enjoyed by this nationality |
| 19% | SEINE | 5 | Next stop: France! You can go take a ferry ride on this major river that flows through France (1/3) |
| 19% | SHAWARMA | 8 | Meat often cooked on a rotating spit |
| 19% | ALABROCHE | 9 | Cooked on a spit, in French cuisine |